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in iraq, kurds have autonomy in thriving iraqi kurdistan. kurds in syria are trying to position themselves to do the same. they aren't even granted citizenship in assad's syria. but rather than fight assad's troops, they are taking their place in northern towns near the 500-mile border with turkey when government forces depart to focus elsewhere. the assertiveness of syria's kurds is causing anxiety in turkey. tens of thousands of turkish citizens-- kurd and non-kurd alike-- have been killed in three decades of an insurgency for independence waged by turkey's outlawed kurdistan workers' party, or p.k.k. p.k.k. terror attacks began trending up last year, shortly after turkish prime minister recep tayyip erdogan called on syrian president assad to step down. the growing power of the syrian militia-- close allies of the p.k.k.-- is exacerbating a most sensitive issue in turkey, says kemal kirisci, a political scientist at bogazici university in istanbul. >> there is a feeling on the part of the public especially that the northeastern parts of s
in iraq, kurds have autonomy in thriving iraqi kurdistan. kurds in syria are trying to position themselves to do the same. they aren't even granted citizenship in assad's syria. but rather than fight assad's troops, they are taking their place in northern towns near the 500-mile border with turkey when government forces depart to focus elsewhere. the assertiveness of syria's kurds is causing anxiety in turkey. tens of thousands of turkish citizens-- kurd and non-kurd alike-- have been killed in...
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security forces got a tip off from locals about the build up of separatist activity in that area now the kurdistan workers party or the k.k.k. is finding turkey to try and carve out an independence day for themselves of a forty thousand people have been killed since the start of that insurgency in nineteen eighty-four. meanwhile thousands of some off the muslims have taken to the streets of cairo demanding the introduction of a long rally comes amid fears dispute between a small mists and liberals over the wording of egypt's new constitution. the drafting of the new framework is the latest step in the country's modernization after the ousting of hosni mubarak in a popular uprising last year. meanwhile a series of explosions have ripped through a chemical plant in quebec claiming the lives of two people injuring at least nineteen more now a massive initial blast was followed by several smaller ones raising concerns over toxic smoke as well as contamination around that industrial plant the cause of the explosion is not yet. revelations of a massive fraud and embezzlement involving hundreds of millio
security forces got a tip off from locals about the build up of separatist activity in that area now the kurdistan workers party or the k.k.k. is finding turkey to try and carve out an independence day for themselves of a forty thousand people have been killed since the start of that insurgency in nineteen eighty-four. meanwhile thousands of some off the muslims have taken to the streets of cairo demanding the introduction of a long rally comes amid fears dispute between a small mists and...
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security forces got a tip off from locals about a build up a separatist activity in that area now the kurdistan workers party also known as the p.k. k. is fighting turkey to try to carve out an independent state over forty thousand people have been killed since the start of the insurgency in one thousand nine hundred four. next a series of explosions have ripped through a chemical plant and claiming the lives of two people injuring nineteen and more a massive initial blast was followed by several smaller ones raising concerns over talks six small contamination around that in just. planned to today to the cause of that explosion is still. well revelations of mass fraud and embezzlement involving hundreds of millions of dollars are hogging the headlines here in russia it's emerged that some of the country's most ambitious projects including the satellite positioning system known as us were plagued by corruption now there's also a scandal at the highest levels of the military here let's take a look at what andrew farmer has reported on for us at archie. this is part of the russian government's cra
security forces got a tip off from locals about a build up a separatist activity in that area now the kurdistan workers party also known as the p.k. k. is fighting turkey to try to carve out an independent state over forty thousand people have been killed since the start of the insurgency in one thousand nine hundred four. next a series of explosions have ripped through a chemical plant and claiming the lives of two people injuring nineteen and more a massive initial blast was followed by...
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us where will this eventually lead to really when it really lead to the creation of an independent kurdistan is that really a possibility. well that depends on the international situation in the international situation and the big powers they're required now i this nation. that i used to so. i think about would be a big help but till now the international community has not recalled that and the big powers are still north with that they are more with the countries within which to live by this country do want to call it mad that i could muster depends on the regional and international situation. but often in leading in people the kurdish coalition from baghdad thank you very much for your time. a far cry from gun toting radicals in the middle east the terror now facing france is much more sinister blending right into society in the cause of it a french use short of cash and opportunities flocking to radical islam the result is the next year reports tracking homegrown terrorism is not proving easy. the recent national white police raid on radical islamist groups in france made headlines with a
us where will this eventually lead to really when it really lead to the creation of an independent kurdistan is that really a possibility. well that depends on the international situation in the international situation and the big powers they're required now i this nation. that i used to so. i think about would be a big help but till now the international community has not recalled that and the big powers are still north with that they are more with the countries within which to live by this...
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security forces got a tip off from locals about a build up of separatist activity in that area now the kurdistan workers' party known as the p.k. k. is fighting turkey to try and carve out an independent state over forty thousand people have been killed since the start of that insurgency back in one nine hundred eighty four. meanwhile a series of explosions have ripped through a chemical plant and comeback claimed the lives of two people and injuring nineteen more a massive initial blast was followed by several smaller ones raising concerns over talks smoke and contamination. around that industrial plant the cause of the explosion is not yet known. well an american citizen living and working in qatar has been barred by the u.s. authorities from going back to his native oklahoma to visit his ailing mother air force veteran along has converted to islam over a decade ago and is now on the federal no fly list but he has never been told why that is the case now adam soltani from the council of american islamic relations believes that the man's muslim name has rendered him quote an undesirable the cir
security forces got a tip off from locals about a build up of separatist activity in that area now the kurdistan workers' party known as the p.k. k. is fighting turkey to try and carve out an independent state over forty thousand people have been killed since the start of that insurgency back in one nine hundred eighty four. meanwhile a series of explosions have ripped through a chemical plant and comeback claimed the lives of two people and injuring nineteen more a massive initial blast was...
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exploded in turkey's sendin lee district the area is frequently hit by acts of violence carried out by the kurdistan workers party which is fighting for tanami in the country southeast no group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. coming up examining cases of bride snatching in kyrgyzstan this after a short break stay with us. in japan the average height for men is one hundred eighty two centimeters ten centimeters shorter because of that some employers refused to hire me one of them even told me directly that i was too short to deal with the clients could you just already spend three months in this hospital and plans to stay for another four to add the coveted seven santa majors to his stature invented by the famed soviet author p.d. is good for you is there of in the nineteen fifties these frames were initially used to treat fractures in deformities by cutting bones and slowly pulling them up or therefore stimulating tissue regeneration it was out of was able to receive arms and legs and people who thought they were crippled for life be sent to the other patients shattered bones and in m
exploded in turkey's sendin lee district the area is frequently hit by acts of violence carried out by the kurdistan workers party which is fighting for tanami in the country southeast no group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. coming up examining cases of bride snatching in kyrgyzstan this after a short break stay with us. in japan the average height for men is one hundred eighty two centimeters ten centimeters shorter because of that some employers refused to hire me one of them...
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group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack the country's officials though put the blame on the kurdistan workers party which has been active in the region trying to attain sovereignty while some of russia's most radical political groups were out of force on sunday from diehard nationalist to outright fascists in dozens of cities tens of thousands joined marches chanting against immigration israel islam in all things foreign. affairs watching the crowds and moscow. the slogans and the messages that we've been hearing from the crowd behind me is that russia for russians only they want the flag of the russian order they're basically demanding jobs for your russians whatever that means and they're also pushing to repeal the law part of the russian criminal law that actually punishes hate crimes motivated by religious hatred nationalist and that that hatred so it's a message of national unity that probably doesn't sit well with a large chunk of the population now there are some reports about six thousand people in the crowd the permit us for about ten thousand people before some massive polic
group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack the country's officials though put the blame on the kurdistan workers party which has been active in the region trying to attain sovereignty while some of russia's most radical political groups were out of force on sunday from diehard nationalist to outright fascists in dozens of cities tens of thousands joined marches chanting against immigration israel islam in all things foreign. affairs watching the crowds and moscow. the slogans and the...
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oil is either the glue that will hold iraq together with kurdistan contributing to some degree to the massive increase in iraqi exports we will see by the end of this decade. 45% of all new crude-oil that will come on the international markets is predicted to come out of iraq mainly from the south but some from the north if all goes well. that is a big if and that is something we have to play a huge role in. the administration has been engaged in working a deal like currently is in place to get the kurdish oil in the north exported to turkey out of pipelines controlled by the central government but it is a difficult balance and is being pulled in different directions. the iranians are potential players in this and they're not too happy in the increase in exports. this is an area where the administration needs to continue its focus. finally, on al qaeda -- this remains a very dangerous threat not only for us but to this -- but to stability in the region. there's a new factor that we saw in iraq and did not think we would see elsewhere and that is al qaeda portraying itself as the champ
oil is either the glue that will hold iraq together with kurdistan contributing to some degree to the massive increase in iraqi exports we will see by the end of this decade. 45% of all new crude-oil that will come on the international markets is predicted to come out of iraq mainly from the south but some from the north if all goes well. that is a big if and that is something we have to play a huge role in. the administration has been engaged in working a deal like currently is in place to get...
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so instead they've been training over in camps in iraqi kurdistan, and hoping to take advantage of this chaos to carve out areas that could ultimately become an independent syrian kurdish state. >> suarez: in the meantime, as syria's war widens, the pressure on turkey has grown as we've seen from your previous reporting here on the newshour. but recently, the ankara government has made an interesting request to nato. tell us more about it. >> warner: you're absolutely right, ray, turkey has requested-- actually a week or so ago-- for nato to send patriot missile batteries to defend turkey's border and airspace against any incoming of any sort that could wowld come in from syria and elsewhere. it's no secret the turkish prime minister and assad have been on the outs since assad was called on to step down. as you know, turkish forces have been moved to the border. there has been some back-and-forth. it has become very apparent and widely discussed in the media here, despite having the second largest army in nato after the u.s., turkey's air defenses are not that great. what turkey is sayi
so instead they've been training over in camps in iraqi kurdistan, and hoping to take advantage of this chaos to carve out areas that could ultimately become an independent syrian kurdish state. >> suarez: in the meantime, as syria's war widens, the pressure on turkey has grown as we've seen from your previous reporting here on the newshour. but recently, the ankara government has made an interesting request to nato. tell us more about it. >> warner: you're absolutely right, ray,...
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but one of the factors playing a huge role is oil either the glue that will hold iraq together with kurdistan contributing to some degree to the massive increase in the iraqi exports that we will see by the end of this decade. all new crude oil that will come on the international market is predicted to come out of iraq mainly from the south but some from the north if all goes well. that is a big if and that is something we have to play a huge role. we are the administration has been engaged since the summer on working the deal that is currently in place to get the kurdish oil in the 200 barrels a day into turkey out of the pipelines controlled by the central government but it's a very difficult balance being pulled in different directions. the iranians are potential players in this they are not too happy of the increase in the iraqi oil exports so this is an area where the administration needs to continue its focus. finally, al qaeda dennis touched on that and i touched on a double bed with syria but this remains a very, very dangerous threat not only to us but to the stability in the region
but one of the factors playing a huge role is oil either the glue that will hold iraq together with kurdistan contributing to some degree to the massive increase in the iraqi exports that we will see by the end of this decade. all new crude oil that will come on the international market is predicted to come out of iraq mainly from the south but some from the north if all goes well. that is a big if and that is something we have to play a huge role. we are the administration has been engaged...